Known for Its QuickCheck, Paragon and EZPrint/400 Solutions, ACOM Consolidates Business Back Office Product Family Identity Under ``EZ'' Brand Concept.

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LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001

ACOM Solutions Inc., developer and marketer of QuickCheck payment solutions and Paragon EDI/XML solutions for the Windows NT operating environment and EZPrint/400 solutions for the iSeries 400 environment, has consolidated the branding of its entire family of business back office products within the "EZ" identity concept, with descriptive suffixes completing each product name, it was announced today by Gregory T. Church, vice president of marketing and communications.

The "EZ" brand was acquired three years ago with the purchase of the developer and marketer of EZPrint/400 electronic forms software that now comprises the company's iSeries 400 division, based in Atlanta. ACOM's Financial Documents Division, which develops and markets MICRPro customer check order fulfillment and associated systems to community banks and credit unions, will continue to operate under its own well-established brand identity, Church said.

"We want our product names to convey what our products do, so we're getting rid of nondescriptive names in the interest of communications and clarity," he said. "Moreover, the expansion of our product line over the past two years through internal and external growth has led to a true product suite for the back office, and we feel that cross-identification is helpful when users need allied solutions.

"Finally, the company devotes significant resources to research and development each year to make our products more valuable to our users. Small changes and upgrades are routine, but occasionally there are major advances that take products to new levels, and these new names reflect such changes."

The product suite and its markets include:

EZPrint/400 (unchanged): ACOM's award-winning electronic form, check and label design and generation software for the IBM iSeries 400 computing environment.

EZPay Manager: ACOM's powerful and versatile new payments solution, which is scalable in functionality and volume and which enables users to structure their payment solutions precisely how they want. Users can issue MICR laser checks and electronic payments and remittance advice (ACH/F-EDI) on a single software platform: replaces QuickCheck as the flagship check processing solution of the Enterprise Commerce Division.

EZeDocs: The comprehensive document management solution for the iSeries 400 environment, enabling a full range of document generation and distribution capabilities, even electronic archiving.

EZConnect EDI/XML: The one-source e-commerce solution that handles all e-commerce standards on a single platform, enabling across-the-board electronic trading partner relationships quickly and at less cost than other alternatives: replaces Paragon as brand name.

EZWebForms: The e-commerce solution that allows users to conduct transactions electronically on the Web, without having to install full-featured EDI/XML solutions. Its objective is to extend a company's e-business initiative to 100 percent of its trading partners: replaces Paragon Web.

"The scope of ACOM's ability to help businesses of all types and sizes to streamline and simplify back office operations and to universal access in electronic commerce applications is unique," Church said. "Moreover, ACOM solutions are known for their affordability, and customers normally pay for them very quickly through significant operating cost savings."

About ACOM Solutions Inc.

ACOM Solutions is a pioneer in the application of MICR laser printer technology in business and a leading developer and marketer of document, payment and data interchange management solutions. The company's solutions integrate with enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM to enhance back office and B2B processes for electronic, Internet and paper-based commerce.

ACOM offers solutions in the Microsoft Windows and the IBM iSeries (AS/400) environments, including hardware, software, professional services, supplies and maintenance contracts, as well as the company's 30-day Total Satisfaction Guarantee. Through its Financial Documents Division, the company provides check and financial document production solutions for banks and credit unions.

Contact ACOM Solutions at 2850 E. 29th St., Long Beach, Calif. 90806; telephone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail [e-mail]; Web site: www.acom.com.